Journal, Diary, & Blogging / The Media Script And Why Teenage Relationships Fail (Analysis)
Picture this: One of the hunks from the hit TV series 'The Hills' stretched his right hand and slit his fingers over his partner's after dating her only once. The corner of her lips widened as the lady smiled her biggest smile and they resumed their sophomore date afterwards.
Now embed this reality TV setting on a fresh Chinese couple preparing for their third date in uniquely Singapore. The male species in this relationship is a fan of 'The Hills' while his female partner only watches documentaries on hills via the National Geographic channel. He tries to magnetize her hands to his, only to realize that they are of like poles. In other words, she preferred to have her right hand set free. What comes after that are suspicions if the girl really likes him. After all, she was supposed to smile, wasn't she?
The answer to the above question is obviously no. Whatever that appears on your thirty-two inch television is not real, no matter how real they are promoted to be. However, the example mentioned in the first two paragraphs truly mirrors the predicament that many young teenage couples face - identifying with the media script.
The teenage age is a bridge between childhood and adulthood. It is the period of time when we consume a hefty amount of the media diet. It is a period of discovering plus experimenting and so on. And one of the things that dominates during our teenage age is the intangible object called love.
Simply put, the media script is basically the order of events that is perceived as normal by the mass media. A very famous example is what women should do during the process of ageing. Every woman in their late 40s and 50s are shown visiting the spa and any other facial, hair or massaging outlets. The mass media is their teacher.
Since teenagers form the group of people that spend the most amount of time indulging in the TV, radio, print media and Internet, it is not surprising that they are the hardest hit by the media script. It is taking a heavy toll of teenage relationships, disrupting its halcyon days.
When a 17-year-old girl watches a TV programme whereby a male cast was making a huge effort to apologize to his girlfriend, she may start to think that her very own boyfriend was actually not doing much to win her heart back whenever its hurt. She now expects more.
A 20-year-old boy views attentively as an actress in his favourite TV show listens to her lover's troubles and provided good advice to him. The boy then compares this to how his girlfriend normally listens to his problems. He realized that the most she would do was only showing an act of sympathy, embellished with many 'Relax dear, I'm here...'s. Now he begins to rates his relationship low. He is less satisfied and wants his girlfriend to be as loving as the female actress in his beloved TV programme.
One of the reasons why teenage relationships fail is because either partner expects too much of the other party as shown by the media script theory. The truth is that not every girl is comfortable with holding hands. Every couple is different. We are all humans with our own foibles. Talk about it first.
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ageing.(You do know that is ‘aging’ right?) Other than that small mistake, I found this very true, and the last paragraphs even more true. But y’know what? I’d never be like this xD. I’m not the kind of teen that does that! This should be featured though xD. If only they had the feature option. Nice work. or should I say, correct thoughts on why Teenagers are breaking up everyday… The TV is often a bad influence.
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